墙
墙 (qiáng) means “wall”. It is made of 土 + 啬 and has 14 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 墙 into its parts
What 墙 is made of
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 啬 sè — miserly
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 回 huí — to go back
- 囗 wéi — enclosure
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 土 tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 啬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
墙 stroke order
Example sentences
墙上有很多画儿。Qiáng shàng yǒu hěn duō huàr.There are many pictures on the wall.
这面墙是白色的。Zhè miàn qiáng shì báisè de.This wall is white.
Also built with 土
- 去qùto go
- 吐tǔto spit
- 圣shèngholy
- 在zàiat
- 地deadverb particle (-ly)
- 场chǎngplace
- 圾jīgarbage
- 址zhǐlocation
- 均jūnequal
- 坏huàibad
- 坐zuòto sit
- 坑kēngpit
Quick facts
| Pinyin | qiáng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | wall |
| Strokes | 14 |
| Radical | 土 (earth, #32) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 墙
What does 墙 mean?
墙 (qiáng) means “wall”.
How many strokes does 墙 have?
墙 has 14 strokes.
What is the radical of 墙?
The radical of 墙 is 土 (tǔ, “earth”), Kangxi radical number 32.
What parts make up 墙?
墙 is made of 土 (earth) and 啬 (miserly).
Which HSK level is 墙?
墙 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 墙 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.